A lavish tribute to the world's bestknown shipping line, this beautifully illustrated book takes an intriguing look at three famous cruise liners: the legendary Queen Elizabeth 2, which, when launched in 1967, was considered the last of the great ocean liners; Queen Mary, which entered service in 2004 as the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built; and Queen Victoria, launched in December 2007 for exclusive cruises out of Southampton. With an entertaining mixture of maritime history and contemporary analysis, the author tells the story of Queen Elizabeth 2, the Queen Mary 2s first years, and the conception, building, and maiden voyage of Queen Victoria.
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NILS SCHWERDTNER is the author of three books on maritime subjects. He lives in Hamburg, Germany.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Cunard Queens: Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria (Hardcover)
This book give an accurate history of the development, construction and story of each of the new Cunard queens. It also makes comparisons to the first generation of queens.
One thing that makes this book better than other ones on the subject, is the author gives honest reviews (not all good) of the ships so this book doesn't feel like a big advertisement for Cunard. This is definitely recommended above others.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good except for the Queen Victoria,
By J. Shipton "JAS" (Bunker Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cunard Queens: Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria (Hardcover)
Great on the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Elizabeth 2. However, the Victoria is not a real ocean liner, not a real queen, and should not have been included in this work.
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